Field Description - Patient Cause Code

The Patient Cause Code describes the origin of the patient's condition.  Although you can enter your own Cause Code for a patient, there are several predefined cause codes provided.

Predefined Cause Codes:

Tip:  The Cause Code field is controlled by INSight's .PARAM record, which is set up during installation.

Where-Maintained:

Where-Used:  Cause Codes are required for HCFA claim forms:

Format:  predefined or up to 2 characters